# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1950_S112
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SEMINARIES AND COLLEGES

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stitute a very respectable minority. The plan adopted in 1947' aa
mittedly does not agree with established American practice. “Wé

know of no junior college and of no high school that ranks it

teachers.

Ti. Many objections against ranking of professors are enuf
merated in the study made by the American Association of Teacherg
Colleges. We mention the following: (1) Presidents of 10 large
schools and 16 small schools saw the system of academic ra
as an unnecessary cause of jealousy, friction, and dissension’
(2) Three expressed the belief that ranking is discouraging to go ot
teachers when for any reason the upper ranks are closed to them’
(3) It is not at all essential for good functioning of the college bs
(4) A constant source of rivalry and jealousy and a headache fore
administrators. (Bosley, Howard Elmer, Ph. D., The Administration
of Faculty Personnel in State Teachers Colleges, P- 20.) bi

IV. Even those in favor

“A well-planned program of promotions based upon care
fully established criteria which are made known to faculty;
members provides effective guidance to individuals for
direction of their professional efforts. A carefully desig
will not leave faculty members in the
rmance, research efforts, professions ;
growth, professional and community services, etc., upon which
recognition and promotion will be based.” (Bosley, Howard]
Elmer, Ph. D., The Administration of Faculty Personnel

State Teachers Colleges, p. 16.)

While the 1947 resolutions enumer,
they are so vague that their application must

jective.

ate the criteria for ranking!
be largely subj

V. While the system of ranking has the purpose to give a
incentive for greater efficiency in teaching, subsequent resolutiog
of the Board for Higher Education entirely take away such it

of St. Paul Concordia College has been lim

centive. The faculty

ited to two professorships. After those appointments are ma
the other teachers have no prospect for advancement in rank. The
loyalty to God and the Church will always be an incentive f
faithful work, but the impossibility of gaining recognition is boul
to have a bad influence on their morale.

VI. The local board of our school has appointed no one to
full professorship. In some of our schools where the plan has be
put into effect, the result has been distinctly unfavorable. 1
objections against the plan are very similar to those contained
the survey of the teachers’ colleges and quoted above in Section

VII. Our faculty feels that this system has a tendency

d minimize the spiritual motivation for

secularize our school an
professors to put forth their best efforts in the service of God.